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Famous people · Tenaha

2 famous people call Tenaha their birthplace

Best known of all is George Peddy, written about in 2 languages. The list has one more: the clown Bobo Barnett. From George Peddy in 1892 to Bobo Barnett in 1903, the births cover 11 years. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63.

#1 best knownGeorge PeddyPolitics & Law · 1892–1951
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
George Peddy
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
George Peddy
Youngest
1903
Bobo Barnett
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
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Born in Tenaha

George Peddy#1
Politics & Law

George Peddy

1892–1951

Texas lawyer, military officer, and politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BB#2
Notable

Bobo Barnett

1903–1985

Clown

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tenaha and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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